Vanderpool's Injuries From March '09 Coal Truck Crash At Allen, Settled At Mediation

Posted on Aug 29, 2014 10:33am PDT

PRESTONSBURG - Stephanie Vanderpool, an employee of Martin Dairy Queen
when she was injured in a coal truck crash in March, had her lawsuit for
damages settled at Mediation in Lexington on Monday for an undisclosed amount.

Vanderpool's case against Wilford Lawson, Jr. and Lawson Drilling &
Trucking Company of Paintsville, was filed by Ashley Tackett Laferty of
Kirk Law Firm on May 25, 2009. According to the complaint filed in the
Floyd Circuit Court, the defendant, Lawson, was operating an empty coal-truck
south on US 23 when he "ran" a red light at Allen and crashed
in to a vehicle operated by Vanderpool who, according to the complaint,
received significant injuries.

According to the complaint, Vanderpool's injuries have required surgery
and significant medical treatment. "Stephanie received serious and
permanent injuries and has not been able to work since the crash,"
her attorney Ashley Laferty said. "It is very fortunate that she
survived a crash with a big coal truck. Her medical bills continue to
be substantial."

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. "We cannot reveal the
amount of settlement." John C. Kirk said, "but I can tell you
that the right and just thing was done for this young mother."